According to The Times newspaper, the couple -- who were first pictured together in October after starting a relationship over the summer -- were engaged in Los Angeles, where they were attending the Golden Globes awards ceremony on Sunday.

"They have loved these past months together, are thrilled to be getting married and excited about their future," a Murdoch spokesman told The Times.

Murdoch and the 59-year-old Texas beauty were introduced by one of Murdoch's sisters while in Murdoch's native Australia.